Seating-washer for cocks.



J. H GLAUBER.

SEATING mam FOR COOKS. APPLIOATIOE FILED Emma, 1907.

Patented July 20, 1909.

' JQNIVENTOR. l 1162x13 7 $4M WITN SSES.-

Arron E s SEATING-WASHER r o n oooxs. I I f Specification of Letters Patent. mate my2o,f;1 9o,

Application filed September a, 1907; Serial No. 391,148.

To iuhomit may concern: a

.Be it known'that I,-JOSEPH H. GLAUBER,

- a citizen of the United States, residing at for cocks, faucets, valves and the Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of }Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvement s' in Seating-Vashe'rs for-Cocks, and do declare that the following is .a full, clear, and exact description of the r invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and useitthe same.

My invention relates to a seatiu washer like, and the invention'consists in a washer having a body of disk shape and of suitable material i-nclosed by a. metallic rim. or band about its edgeandadapted-to form a close seat of unchangeable outer dimensions, all substantially as shown and described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

1n the accompanying drawings, a vertical sectional elevation of .a faucet showing my improved washer afiixed to the valve plug-and seated thereon. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the washer. itself, and Figs. 3 and l are cross sections or modifications of the washer,

As faucets are usually constructed the space between the edgeof the usual disk or washer aflixed to the valve pin and the surrounding wall of the faucet w ere the plug is seated is exceedingly limited, so that when the usual spreading of the washer occurs by reason of continued use the very slight intervening space is liable to be substantially closed by the disk, andhence it follows that when the valve plug is butslightly raised the water forces through in a spray which, as it strikes the interior and sides of the outlet' spout, is diverted down and out in a spreading and splattering flow, which, in any case, is very undesirable. To remedy this ob] ection I have provided a construction of washer or disk to take the place of disks or washers as heretofore made which will hold its shape and size to the end of its service and not spread or expand however long it may be used. That is to say, the disk in common use is merely a circular piece of leather, rubber or a compound of more or less fibrous, flexible and expansible material which, in use, spreads or wldens so as to become objectionable as above pointed out. I overcome this defect in the old washer by taking a disk or body 2 of any suitable material,-say of rubber, leather, fiber, or the Figure 1 is I like, and of the usual size, substantiallyfaiid inclose' thesame about its circumferential edge with a ring or band of asuitable metal witch is noi'isexpanisible"and"wilhholil its place permanently upon- 'said di sk l body and prevent thespreaaing of *the washer, as 1s obvious from 'thfeivi'eyv she i.

ously fashioned and have'a flangeiportion '.t to engage over the upperjsurfaceof thedisk as in Figs. 1 andQ; or plain ring or band as at -0 ring or band 6 wi th an iannular ea pression at its center engaging in, acorresponding depression in body or diskE-Le and thereby locking the band on; However, the tendencyinfthe 'diskto expand is believed to be sufficient in service to hold the ring in place upon theedge ofthe disk, and hence the washer may be constructed with a plain ring as in Fig. and serve my purpose, or with suitable engaging means as In Figs. land 4. lVhen thuscoi'istructed the washer is secured to plug Pot thefauc'et by a screw 8, as. usual, and this way the generally acknowledged annoyance of washers spreading and causing splattering of-the outfiowing water is entirely prevented, and the life and service of the Washer is greatly prolonged, thus working material benefit to the p One of the advantages of a washer of the kind described is that the same maybe reversed when the valve seat wears the lower side of the washer and a new seat is desired. As shown, either face of the washer may be used to seat upon the valve seat.

A further advantage of the double faced washer with a reinforcement at its edge is that all leakage is'absolutely prevented in and about the screw opening centrally of the washer because the pressure brought to bear upon the washer in seating the same uniformly, seals the end of the stem as well as the-primary valve seat.

' What I claim is v 1. The combination of a faucet'having a main valve seat and inclosing walls about the same relatively near thereto, v with a screw stem having a substantially the. same diameter as said seat and a central screw opening therein, and a washer mounted upon the end of said stem and secured thereto by a screw and comprising a disk'shaped bodymade of solid compressible material throughout with a central lower flattened end of opening of the same relative diameter as said screw and having top and bottom seating faces adapted to rest fiat against said steinfliendand said seat, and provided with a metallic reinforcing band about-its ci'rcum-.

ferential edge of the same relative depth as said body to prevent lateral enlargement of said washer and to maintain the same relative open space about the Washer and between the inclosing walls opposite thereto at all times, whereby a s reading and splattering outflow from the faucet is prevented.

2. In means to'prevent a spreading and splattering outflow' from faucets, a faucet having a valve plug and a seating chamber and a spout, in combination with a compressible seating disk for said plug having a non-yielding metallic band about its edge, said disk being adapted to form a yielding seat of unchangeable outer dimensions, and

said seating chamber formed with circular surrounding walls of slightly larger.diameter than said band and spaced uniformly apart therefrom entirely around its circumference to permit an annular unbroken filmof liquid to be discharged into said cham-.

ber upon initial opening of the'valve seat for the purposes set fort- 3. In means to prevent a spreading and splattering outflow from faucets, a faucet having a valve plug and a circular Walled chamber and seat and a spout open to said chamber, in combination with a reversible compressible seating disk removably and centrally related to said-plug and having an annular non-yielding reinforcing aaaaae band about its edgeof relatively slightly smaller-"1 diameter than said chamber and uniformly spaced apart from said chamber walls to permanently prevent a jet like flow of liquid to pass at any o'int about the entire circumference of sai 'band'during m1- cet spout.

5. A valve member for faucets adapted to prevent a splattering discharge of water therefrom, comprising a disk of yielding ma terial having opposite seating faces and a central opening, and a flat non-yielding nonspreading metallic bahd of permanent diameter havingan annular groove and rib adapted to have interlocking engagement- With the periphery of said disk between itsgj sea-ting faces.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence, of two Witnesses.

p I JOSEPH H. GLAUBER.

Witnesses:

R. B.--MosER,

FISHER. 

